Music history, daily
On This Day in Music
Composers born, composers lost, and pieces that met the world for the first time — and every name here is playable in the library.
- 1588Giovanni Maria Sabino was born — Italian organist, composer, and educator. source 438 years ago
- 1722Jiří Antonín Benda was born — Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister. source 304 years ago
- 1890Samuel Parkman Tuckerman died — American organist and composer. source 136 years ago
- 1931Andrew Hill was born — American pianist and composer. source 95 years ago
- 1939Tony Hatch was born — English pianist, composer, and producer. source 87 years ago
- 1951Stanley Clarke was born — American bass player and composer. source 75 years ago
- 1953Hal Lindes was born — American-English guitarist and film score composer. source 73 years ago
- 1954Stephen Barlow was born — English organist, composer, and conductor. source 72 years ago
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